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EIGHT EVENING TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY IS, Phone 4600 For a WANT AD Taker State Jobless Law Revision Study Started UP) The question of overhauling Maryland's unem ploymeat compensation laws came up today before a House committee The Banking, Insurance and Social Security Committee scheduled hearings on eight legislative council bills which, among other things would: Give an additional 52 a week to jobless pay claimants with children, 'up to a maximum of four children: require employers to notify the Employment Security Board, when they Jay off workers; cut the amount of money employers with small labor turnovers must pay to the unemployment compensation and bar seasonal agricultural and seafood workers from Jobless pay benefits unless they have worked in the corresponding base Imonth of last year. Meanwhile, the set to peg the state tax on earned income at two per instead of The income'tax bill passed-the House last night without dissent. The only floor" comment came from -Majority Leader Pumphrey. Georges) who said: "I take pride in reminding you that the administration- has redeemed its Pumphrey said that two-years ago, when the-two per cent consumer's sales tax was passed, he told fellow delegates "it was well within the realm of possibility" Ine income tax- increase scheduled to go into effect this be repealed. Otherwise, j'esterday's session was pure routine.

The Senate passed and sent along to the House 19 bills. One would permit appeals from Orphan's Court decisions to the Circuit Courts. present, appeals Jrom Orphan's Courts must go the Court of Appeals in'Annapol: Another would -allow the sta chief engineer to. name his deputy would establish an un paid board of architectural revie to advise the chief engineer. A third would set the criminL charge of manslaughter by motor boat Several dealt with changes in motor vehicle law Oae of these would change the Big aal for a right turn to make conform with the one given in othi itates, and another would raise th minimum age for obtaining a motor drivers license from-14 to 1 The other Senate bills were of technical nature or dealt with loca matters.

The Senate passed and sent to House a resolution to invite, mem bers of the Council of- the Organiza tion of "American States to be guest the General Assembly at a join session Febmary 22 "to honor'found Truck Driver Held On Forgery Charge A- truck driver identified as Floyd Hart, 26; is being held in Allegany county jail on a charge of forging checks', including two in Frostfcurg, by using his employer's name. State-Police said the'prisoner, who started to. Washington 'from the midwest with la tractor-trailer loaded with steel valued at $J50, sold the 33-foot. trailer to Lorenza A. Spencer, Bowman's Addition, for the "bargain price" of $75.

The trailer was recovered but authoirties have been unable to locate the cargo of steel. Investigator William-F. Baker said Hart was arrested in a Frostburg hotel with the tractor still In his possession. The man admitted pass- ng two checks there for a total of $20. Indiana Police notified local authorities last night Hart is wanted in Putnamvllle, on "orgery charge.

-Baker said-he was nformod Indiana police' hold" for Hart's arrest and-will ex- him. O. S. Rock, owner of the' tractor-trailer and employer of Hart, informed police by telephone, that he will press charges against the driver. Baker aid the man was arrested, on suspicion here after they learned he old the trailer so "cheaply." Baker said the river had an accident' in Ohio and hen transferred the cargo to.

anther truck driver whom he met in Chicago. Authorities said a check vith police yesterday proved the'cargo delivered at Its destination, the Bank Building and Equipment; Company, Washington. Baker said'Hart has admitted to forgery in Indiana but denied that he'disposed of the'steel to his own advantage. He was taken to, the office of the, State's Attorney for questioninE today. ers of the republics of the-western It was Senator Davis fR-Montgomery).

Dean Acheson (Continued from.Page i)' relations committee Jast approved Acheson unanimously. Th former Undersecretary of State sue ceeds the retiring Gen. George Marshall. GOP, Aloaj Most House Republicans wen along with the Democrats in giving rolce-vote approval to the presl dentlal pay measure. The bill hikes the President's ary from $75,000 to $100,000 a and gives him a $50,000 annual tox- free expense allowance for which no accounting is required.

It is in addition to the $40,000 travel and entertainment fund which the Pres; Ident has been receiving and for which he makes an annual ing. Tax experts-figure the net effect on the President's Income will be gain of about $63,000 a year. They reckon ho will have about iGO.OOO 35cw salary left after paying not counting the tax-free' Instead of the $47,000 he now gets to keep. Speaker Rayburn fD-Tex) ry said that aftrt: digging into his own pock-ets for necessary expenses Mr. Truman has hud only about $4,200 left at 'tho end of a year.

These out-of-pocket expenses now will come from the new expense fund, 'Rayburn's own salary goes up from $20.000 to $30,000 under the bill and his annual tax-free expense allowance of $2.500 as a House mem- ber will be hiked to $10.000, with no accounting of how it's spent. Vice-President Elect Barkley's pay I and expenses will match Rayburn's. West Virginian (Continued from Page r) better 10 the plane's spL-ed every iccond. The flyer'was mum on the X-l's performance at and faster than sound speed. He wouldn't go beyond UC a previous official announcement that the plane has flown "hundreds of miles.

faster than the speed of Sound, at sea level, travels r- "60 miles an' hour. His mixture 'of e'lhyl cohol and liquid two and a half minutes. Gliding back to earth, ie jots on a knee pad data about speed, motor operation, and ferces exerted on the controls. What does his think of his hazardous occupation? Yeager said: "I was flying, when we were ried." The name painted on the X-l a- "Glamourous Glennls," the'lat- ter being his wife's name. They 2H' have three and live at Muroc.

His hobbies are'deer ana pheasant and fishing. 'Assignment: (Continued from Page i) morrow night until he returns Friday evening from a reception at the Wardman Park in his honor by John Snyder, secretary, ol- the Treasury, the President will scarcely have a chance to climb out of his boiled shirt. Not all tlie festivities to which Mr. Truman has' committed himself are stuffy. He ought to have fun Wednesday night at something called the inaugural gala, in 'the National Armory for which a'formidablc array of Broadway and Hollywood- talent and 'cheesecake has been recruited.

Mr. Truman, must shake himself out of the sack by 6 a. m. at the latest'on inauguration day. One hour later, the President, will sit down to breakfast'with "Ms old World-War I buddies, the members of Battery.

-129th Field. Artillery; Find Justices Badly graded Wordy' disagreement on Supreme Court set both judges and- spectators to laughing yesterday, causing Justice. Frankfurter to comment at one point, is no matter for levity." Frankfurter was reading the last of 14 -written opinions -which the court.handed down in deciding six cases, two or them similar, It'was sixth. opinion on the same two several of the justices chuckled, on occasion. Frankfurter, quieted them with'his which showed no trace of anger.

The' court split badly in the cases. One opinion was three were divided 0-3. one wns 7-2 and the remaining; one'was unanimous The 5-4 spilt was which the court ruled that August Klapprott, former official of the German- American did not have, a proper- hearing- prior to the. 1042 cancellation of'his The court''ordered a', new 'hearing in District Court at Newark. Frankfurter read the final dissenting opinion' in that case Noting 1 that four viewpoints' had been aired Ills turn, the-justice "I find.myself in the unfortunate position of agreeing with none ol Let me 1 see if this seemingly muddled situation some.order can be-assembled." Chief Vlnson; who.

also dissented from the majority opinion, grinned broadly! "Dumb Luck" Led To Solution Of Guam Rape Slaying Case By LEIF ERICKSON PEARL A lie detector expert said last night that divided police jurisdiction on Guam almost' allowed three suspects in the rape-slaying 'of Miss Rut'n F.irnsworth to SFolice Inspector Al Riedel of Berkeley, said in an interview care 'of. its own, Hacketfc. did not push the said. Three weeks later Riedel' arrived with his He detector. It was not Nude, Frozen Body Crash Victims Of Student Found TACOMA, A girl's nude, frozen body found 'in a -shal- loV 1 grave in an-outlying park was identified today y'ear-oid beauty school The girl, Norcen McNlcholas, had until then, -Riedel went that (been missing-two months.

dis- that "pure dumb luck'' played a big port 211 the arrest last week of the port three Neeroes, now charged with the rapeririurder of the former San Francisco girl. One-of the three, Riedel said, had Hackett got a chance to talk to Dennis, Under the detector, Dennis, Riede! a definite reaction to the question, of whether he knew clothing was. Riedel and Hackett searched a truck used by a Private Dennis, and Riedel said tney found the girl's torn and bloodstained firess stuffed 35th Division. His.comrades'at arms are coming Washington in a to march in the inaugural parade. After Mr.

Truman, must back to the temporary White House, Blair House, to get into his striped pants for the formal iral. ceremony on Capitol Hill, at high. noon. Once he has taken the oath of iffice, the President will have only in wnlch. 'to -grab a Tiack- of luncheon at the capital before leading, his-own- Inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue 1.1:30 p.m.

When he reaches the presidential land front of White Mr. Trumnn will-leave. Ms car nnd cvicw the parade. It will be a tand-up job and a tiring one in a ong and busy He will, have to.leave-the stand hortly after 4 pjn. in order to reshen and reach.the^National Gallery by 5 pjn.

Because-the White House is closed.for repairs, he presidential reception will eld this year at the Art Gallery, ullt with the late Andy Republican, fortune. The Is for friends, of ic first family and crats who cannot-be ignored. The 1st has already reached 3000! This means that the President, and drs. Truman must stand and shake ands until time- to rush back to Inlr House for a bite of dinner efore dressing for the inaugural all. This, too, is an' exclusive affair, mited to 5300 guests de- artment ordinance.

Screams of rage over the ball are cholng. through 'Washington. Such hostesses as Dolly iann have not been And Democrats can't do that to Irs. This 'formidable lady, hose brother was a vice president Red Leaders' from Page i) tlnue their utmost efforts for collective economic and military security and for individual security, collective security, of course, depends on the individual'strength, and. this is a moment when each country should guard well its- home i That point is well illustratcfl by developments' in the plight ot little Czechoslovakia, which to Savict a year Refugee Czccho- slovakian political leaders liave arrived In the United States to form an organization to aid in the.

tight against' Bolshevism. Among- them is Arnost Heldricb, former top foreign official In free Czechoslovakia, Heidrich 1ms reported to the been questioned and cleared by thejbehlnd the seat. Air Force Criminal Investigation! "Tliat; wa.v (he luck," Rlcdcl said Division lie got there weeks after the before James T. H.ickett, crime and they had not tried "to get deputy island police chief, hnd a'ride the dress." chance to talk with him. It was three weeks after the former WAC was found near death in a jungle on December.

11 before Riedel. and Hackett questioned Pvt. Herman T. Dennis, 20, of Indiana- polls, Ind. Hackett, a Chicago police lieutenant active Navy had refrained from pushing the investigation because of the separate police Rlcclel said he and Hackett subsequently found out the driver of the truck was Pvt.

Calvin Dennis, Frederick, a half brother of Herman. Proceeding from there Riedel said the Investigators obtained statements from the Denr.is pair implicating a third man, Robert W. Burns, 32, of Spokar.e, Wash. Riedel said that" Burns denies any connection with the case scuads-pf Air Force, Marine, engl-lbut that both Dennis youths say neers and contractors. Bums, carried Miss Farnsworth from "'Because 'of the'prevailing atti-jthe curio sliop In -which, she was tude of letting each service take I surprised, alone.

Asks Commons (Continued from Page i) at a meeting of Labor member of. Parliament. A dozen-discontented Labor MP' claiming the support of a group 50 or 60, council of war yes terday and. decided not to as Bevin any- embarrassing question until the party meeting. Make Concession RHODES W) Israel was be the Communist party 'now has Czechoslovakia, completely within its grasp.

This collapse of was partly by Russian agents but also by fifth columnists boring, from within the state. The Fragile government that its democratic way of life'could be made to mix with Communism and so made the fatal mistake of com-, promising. There. is plenty of evidence that Communism and democracy'cannot be 1 mixed. The nation.which, doesn't brand -'the Red ism -as subversive and eliminate'It iz inviting certain disaster.

Poignant testimony' the" peril of. temporizing with Bolshevism comes to us in. the form, of a confession by the' late Eduaxd Benes. president, of Czechoslovakia, who died a. broken-hearted man amidst the ruins of the republic which he had helped to build, Bcnes' private socrctury.

Dr. Ed- lieved today torhave agreed to th immediate release of the Egyptia garrison at Faluja without waitin for conclusion, of armistice ncgo tiations. Informed sources disclosed las night that the Jews had made major concession In aprreclrig to formula for "Immediate releasing the -Ninth Egyptian Bri gade 'of 'about men trappe at Faluja since The men''were trapped 28'mile southeast, of Tel" Aviv when, th Jews broke through the Egyptia ine Negev desert In the! first surprise.offensive, last October A comunlque lost nigh announced an accord "one of four points of Item two on the agenda." The communique said the three remaining points under the item would; be considered "at a meetini which, will be called by the actini mediator in agreement with th heads of the two delegations" Wai ter Eytan of- Israel' and Col, Mo homed Ibrahim- Self Eddine Egypt. The' conference thus moved a second step nearer success. Th negotiators' first action was to pledge, to take no offensive action and-to respect, each" other nations security during tile talks.

The remaining points to be dis cussed include withdrawal of-troops arrangement of'armistice lines, nnd reduction-of had been forecast by observers here that the Jews would agree.to release of "the; Faluja point has been one the most contentious in their relations with Egypt, Before the conference begun tho Egyptians had demanded release of ouard Taborsky. who has just-ar- the garrison-as a rived in America, says' that while! tlatlon for an armistice. They had Stockholm lost August he 're-1 refused to accept a step-by-step ceived this message from his the troops; "For a long time .1 believed that Gotwalk (Klcmcnt Gottwald, now president of Czechoslovakia), at least did not lie to me. But. now I sec tliat they all lie without exception.

"It is a common-matter with, al the Russiar ones. "My mistake was to refuse to believe to the very last that even ytalln. lied to me cynically, both in IMS and later, and that his assurances to me x.x were international deceit." What more is needed to warn anti-Communist countries to eliminate Communism, from, their way of life? the Republican party, long, likes to go to inaugural balls, tie doesn't care whose. Democrats, with a long 111 recall -what Mrs. Ganii did to "rs.

Alice.Roosevelt Longworth and he Republican Party in ore than twenty years, ago in -a ud over which lady took preced- nce over whom at The battle darn near wrecked 'ashington. If the-Democrats don't want this dmmistratlon to start.under a hex, committee had better pony up i invie for Dolly. Juffe Airliner (Continued from Page i) er of passengers who got ane at -Bermuda). The airline said In London that 1 but three of the passengers were ritish. IT.

S. Coast Guard Air-Sea-Rescue eadquarters at-Miami, first'to re- plane said a' Super ortress -and B-17 were among ancs scheduled for an early-morn- search; Rich Veteran's (Continued from Page i) about 10 m. Sunday from the Bahamas. "They "hacl a midnight, supper! Then whlddon, his wife, their child, and Griffin escorted Baker to his country home. They said -there was very little drinking during the evening-, "When they arrived at the plantation, Baker got the Jeep to.show the Whiddons the way to the main road through the winding maze of woodland trails.

Mrs. Griffin rode with, him, was to meet at the highway, The divorcee testified Baker made no improper advanaes and there were no.unpleasant incidents dur- 'ing the ride. Baker's wife, the former Alicia of Mexico City, was reported flyir.g- to' New for her husband's funeral, which prqb- ably will.be Wednesday. Baker was World War II flier, an amateur aviation enthusiast, and an avid hunter. He the son of the late.

George E. Baker, who diefi 10-years ago. while-his; yacht was rusliir.g him. through the South Pacific toward a Honolulu hospital. Proposed (Continued from Page ji) that the status of present city em- would remain unchanged.

"We are not trying to upset any present righcs," ie said. John M. Bobb, commission secretary, listed various changes in wording which have been, made since printed copies of the document were prepared. David Kauffman, one of the 'legal consultants to'the commission, snld charter is a product of compromise, since some members wished to write an entirely new charter while others favored step-by-step improvements on the 'existing charter. Home rule and the council- manager form of government were unanimously agreed upon, but fee second 'only after, long Kauffman said.

"All we.want is to give the a chance to vote 6n.it," he added. over the area. The -Weather Bureau, which forecast continued cold, valley showers and snow in the mountains tomorrow, said the clouds would tend -to keep temperatures above 'critical low readings. Orchard heating staj-ted In the Redlands area- last night. A heavy smoke pall rose from other nearby sections soon afterwards.

Palmdale on- the. Mojnvc Desert reported a low of 15 degrees. However, the mercury rose there early today as cloudiness Increased. appeared home'Nov- to, beauty school Paul Mellinger "said ember 5 classes. marks indicated, the-girl Se was -unable to say whether she Had'been-raped.

A member of'the Tacoma-Boys' Club searching discovered the body. It -was covered -with -moss dirt at'- a about 200' the place where' the girl's clothing was lost Her 1 purse had been, feet from' the grave. The body-lay -bushy area of Spanaway 'about 13 miles south of. here and two miles from the McNicliolas' 'identification, was made, by the girl's father. TrialOf Reds 1 (Continued froni Page i) court.

McGohey will arg-je for his Lawyers for the. defense contend that. Foster'is a vital 'defense witness and that the members of the 'Communists National not be tried- in his absence. Sealed medical reports on Foster's condition, filed with TJ. s.

District Judge Harold. R. Medina-last week by two court-appointed physicians, may have, 'a bearing on today's argument. Judge Medina said nothing about the reports be- cause -the defense's various motions ind objections occupied the entire court Page i)' no" definite word en the -number of fatalities: Colonel. Kelly "listed those aboard the 'plane, when took off at Scampton.

1st Lt Sheldon Craigmyle, plane invhose. parents Ariz. 1st whose wife lives in navigator, whose wife lives' at San Diego, Calif. 'V' bombardier, whose- wife lives at Me- 1 Dade, Tex. Tech.

Sgt. Delbert -whose father lives in, Albiah-, Wayne. W. Baker, whose parents, live at'Franklin, Pa. Sgt.

John B. La father lives at BrooJtJyn, N. Staff Sgt. Malcomb W. Bov.ard, whose- father-lives- 'at Baton Rouge, Storm Batters Hawaii Furriers sell sheep skip- under 50 different names.

Master Sgt; Henry P. Prestosli, whose parents' live in Gouldsboro, Pa. Prank-. 1 M. Dobbs; whose parents live-at Malvero, Ark.

Sgt. Cecil- G'. Jones, whose parents -live urFosterville, Sgt. Charles W. whose parents-live in' New W.

Pfc. Robert-W. Brown, whose father lives at Tech G. Taylor, whose father' lives' near Yazoo City, Miss. Sgt.

Paul K. Knight, father lives near Rochester, NV H. Pfc. Fredereick M. whose father lives in Clarksdale, Miss.

Bruce J. KruinlJolz, father 1 lives' in 1 Granada, Minn, Chrisidis, whose father- Minneapolis; Minn'. Sgt. Rufus -whose father lives in -C. L.

Seacock, whose One of' gasoline, properly mixed with air, Is equivalent to 83 pounds of dynamite. continued' today and -southerly' winds in. the.second«phase of storm sweeping the Two- were known dead were injured in the stornr.swhicii 25.44 of rain -in hours the Navy', weatherrstatiou' at.JKarjeohe, the- northeast of Oahu Island. Winds GO miles an hour liave.been--record-.- ef. JJour of the submarine rescue vessel, Bluebird, "i-werei.

injured when high, wave'- swept boat- as the 'vessel put to' rom Pearl Harbor. Two 'other-men, were -kiHe'd'Suh-. day, when -the 'storm seven' ton rock crashing- house. pineapple, harvest'f'on' 1 Oanu- may be by. muddy but the fruit has not been.damagedVthe' Hawaiian Pineapple Company 1 reported! Harvesting" of- cropjias been The island- ol Hawaii- hit- only.

'slightly the'- -Weather Bureau and. Coast Guards-warned. 1 that. -'60 'mile an hour expected" there, witnin' 24 hours. Film Stars To of-Movie Actor tian today'-received- announcemeats" would be.married?Jln a Rome church, Thursday, January Neither Power nor Miss Christian- could be Attendants.at-the Madama, where has said the at loin'e, "but said 1 tiie.

been set. -i i kin to ypulsioa 1 Frigid Blasts (Continued from Page i) in prospect for most of the north central and southwestern, states. -Meanwhile, hundreds of motorists stranded by heavy snows in New Mexico were picked up rescue trains. They left their cars' in. the rage drifts but 'highway crews were busy clearing roads in the-path of heavy fan of snow which ilanketecl the southern half of new Mexico.

Temperatures continued mild in the southeastern states and in most of the eastern states. 'Southern California's unprecedented winter cold continued, with orchard' heating general in the rost-bitteii citrus area. The State "Department of Agricul- ure reported yesterday that Citrus irops already suffered a 26 er; cent loss from prolonged frcez- 3ff. There was hope today in the hapc of a cloud canopy thickening When the great new Cadillac engine was in the final stages of a.Cadillac a tesc run-up Pike's fck," he said upon his return, "as if the car were moving by automatic propulsion." When you'drive a 1945 by, this magnificent new engineer was talking about. The power flow is the supply of.power so seemingly the.

driver' is scarcely aware of the. engine's existence. Owners are finding that this smooth, even, effortless flow' AVliitz lidcwtll tjrea availible at additional eott. of power docs far more than increase 1 the car's agility. It adds, immeasurably to handling ease and'mancu- It increases the confidence.of the.person^at the wheel, and thereby makes him a'better driver.

And" it increases the car's over-all safety to' a remarkable degree. It has long beenjtrue that a search for inevitably to-Cadillac. But, the sign 'posts' are marked so. plainly that searching There is, literally, nowhere else: to you die ultimate' in. motor car.

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